Jefferson County Illinois Obituaries

Thomas McKee

Aged Veteran Of Civil War is Buried Today.

Thomas McKee, Blind, Long familiar Figure, Verteran of Civil War, Died in 96th year.  
Believed to be Oldest Soldier in County.

Thomas McKee, believed to be the oldest soldier of the Civil War in Jefferson County died Sunday 
morning at 10:00 o'clock at the family home in Dodds Township.  
Mr. McKee was born August 12, 1830, and his age was 96 years, 6 months and 12 days.  
He was born in Mississippi, but the greater part of his life was spent in Illinois.  Mr. McKee was
blind, having lost his eyesight, it is said as a result of the service in the Union Army in the Civil War.

  For many year he was a familiar figure on the streets of Mt. Vernon as he was led about by a son 
or some other member of the family.  He lived in Mt. Vernon at one time,  but most of his life in 
Jefferson County was spent in Dodds Township, where he lived forty five years or more.
Until the last few years Mr.McKee was very active for one of his years, and without the use of his eyes.

Many Mt. Vernon people knew Mr. McKee and he was well known in the south part of the county.

He is survived by his widow, three sons and two dauhters.  One son and one daughter are dead.

The surviving children are Albert McKee, Mt. Vernon, and Steven and Fred McKee, Dodds Township.  
Mrs.  Grace Hughey, Dodds Township, and Mrs.  Media Lynch, Bonnie.

Funeral Services were held at the home today and burial followed at the Odd Fellows Cemetery, Opdyke.

January 1926 Mount Vernon Register News

Submitted by: Angela Wright
great, great, grandfather
rawright@mvn.net
 

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